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New medical treatments must get approval from the Ministry of Heath (MoH) before being used, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Health. — Photo vov
HA NOI (VNS) — New medical treatments must get approval from the Ministry of Heath (MoH) before being used, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Health. It takes effect on June 1. There will be two stages in the application of new methods of treatment: the research phase and the official phase. The new treatments include methods that haven't been used yet in Viet Nam and new research in other countries acknowledged by the host countries or the MoH's Administration of Science, Technology and Training. — VNS … [Read more...] about New treatment methods must get Ministry of Health approval

The Ministry of Health has announced its 10 most outstanding events for the year.
1. 30 babies born from surrogate pregnancies
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien holds a baby born from surrogate pregnancy
The first baby was born on January 22 at National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said the baby was the mark for Vietnam's technology and amended laws on marriage and family approved in 2015.
As of now, 200 cases have been approved to proceed and 30 babies have been born. Only three facilities are permitted to carry out the in vitro fertilisation including the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Hanoi, Tu Du Hospital in HCM City and Hue Central Hospital.
2. Improved patient experiences
According to the ministry, the sector has done its best this year, improving the infrastructure, service quality and attitude of staff in the health sector.
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Fourteen hospitals have signed commitments to try and
end the practice of putting two or three patients in a bed during
overcrowding, according to Government website chinhphu.vn on February 6.
Overcrowding is common at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc
To achieve this objective, at a forum on February 6, the Ministry of Health identified seven tasks for the sector in 2015.
Participants at the forum were Nguyen Thi Xuyen, Deputy Minister of
Health, Nguyen Van Tien, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly
Commission for Social Affairs, representatives from the Ministry of
Health, the National Paediatric Hospital and the Viet Duc hospital.
Answering a question put by the anchor on how he responded to … [Read more...] about Ministry of Health tells hospitals to cut overcrowding

Director of the Ministry of Health's Medical Equipment and Construction Department Nguyen Minh Tuan spoke with Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the sector's efforts to stop faulty medical equipment. The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) inspector recently discovered medical equipment including thermometers, sphygmomanometers, ECG and X-ray machines that failed to pass quality checks. How do you comment about the situation and who will take responsibility for this issue? Medical equipment requires correct use and regular maintenance and quality checks. The MoST's circular 23 in 2013 regulated that hospitals and medical units must take responsibility for inspecting measurement equipment such as thermometers, sphygmomanometers, ECG and X-ray machines. First of all, hospitals and medical units, especially their leaders, must be responsible for their unchecked medical equipment because they are responsible for facility purchase, use and management. However, they also face … [Read more...] about Ministry of Health calls for more inspections of medical equipment

VietNamNet Bridge – Bubonic plague, which has killed at least 40 people in Madagascar and one in neighbouring China, could find its way into Viet Nam unless preventive measures were taken, according to the Ministry of Health.
No cases of bubonic plague had been recorded in Viet Nam in the past 12 years, but there was still a high risk of the disease spreading to the country, said head of the ministry's Preventive Medicine Department, Tran Dac Phu, at a meeting held last week on bubonic plague prevention and control.
Viet Nam shared a long border with a number of countries that used to be affected by the disease, particularly China, which had recorded one death and outbreaks among wild animals, he said.
Rodents and fleas could carry the virus from China into Viet Nam as they did in the late 19th and early 20th century, he said. The epidemic was first recorded in Viet Nam in 1898 in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa after being spread by ships from Hong Kong.
He added that … [Read more...] about Ministry of Health warns that bubonic plague could enter VN